6 AM ET: More controversial Trump picks, obesity at ‘crisis point’, Mike Tyson’s return & more
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🗓️ 15 November 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Friday, November 15th. |
| 0:08.0 | I just looked at the news reports people like you, Bobby. Don't get too popular, Bobby. |
| 0:14.7 | President-elect Donald Trump showered praise on several of his administration picks and close allies at a gala at Mar-a-Lago |
| 0:22.5 | last night, including his selection for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, |
| 0:28.6 | Jr. He adds to the list of controversial picks from Trump, because he's one of the U.S.'s |
| 0:34.1 | most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists, who spread false theories |
| 0:39.1 | about their safety and efficacy many times over the years. And shares of prominent vaccine |
| 0:45.0 | makers plunged yesterday after RFK Jr.'s selection was announced. It once again raises the question |
| 0:52.1 | of how much the Senate is likely to challenge Trump's |
| 0:55.0 | picks, if at all. |
| 0:57.0 | The incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune dodged the question on whether he would support |
| 1:02.0 | RFK Jr's selection, instead calling for scrutiny of nominees to hold off until the vetting |
| 1:08.0 | process is underway. |
| 1:10.0 | Trump also announced last night that North Dakota |
| 1:12.3 | Governor Doug Bergam is his choice to lead the Department of the Interior, while teasing |
| 1:17.2 | there would be another big announcement coming today. As world leaders gather in Peru for the |
| 1:23.3 | APEC summit, the uncertainty brought by Trump's upcoming return to the White House is expected |
| 1:29.2 | to loom large. |
| 1:30.9 | For China in particular, Trump has proposed hitting all its imports into the U.S. with tariffs, |
| 1:36.7 | upwards of 60%. |
| 1:39.1 | And as CNN Stephen Jiang explains, that's just one of China's concerns. |
| 1:44.0 | Remember, they may also have to potentially deal with quite a few China hawks that |
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